Defined Contribution

Almost one third of the UK's largest companies are planning to use expensive and ill-suited pension provision to comply with employer duties, according to Hymans Robertson.

The introduction of employer duties is seen as the top barrier to sole traders taking on their first member of staff, a survey finds.

The Vodafone DC Pension Plan has become the 100th pension scheme to achieve the Pensions Quality Mark. Helen Morrissey talks to head of pensions Geoff McKenzie about the importance of supplying good quality pensions to staff

Industry figures believe the government will make transfer of short service refunds the default option when it revamps the regulatory framework later this year.

Introducing the collective defined contribution model in the UK could increase typical members' pensions by up to 45% according to actuarial consultant Hamish Wilson.

James Cropper has closed its final salary scheme to future accrual, cutting its pensions deficit by 90%.

The government has hinted it will change rules around short service refunds after warning companies not to assume such refunds will continue in their current form.

Andrew Short questions whether the web alone is sufficient to reach an apathetic population and how social media can help boost member engagement.

UK - Mercer has launched a passive diversified growth fund that will sit at the heart of its defined contribution default strategy for workplace savers.

Mercer has launched a passive diversified growth fund that will sit at the heart of its defined contribution default strategy for workplace savers.